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Higher education leadership is at an inflection point – we must transform, or be transformed

by Amanda Broderick
Comment
9/07/25
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Harassment and sexual misconduct

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
blogs-su
9/07/25
What's on vice chancellors' minds?
What's on vice chancellors' minds?

What’s on vice chancellors’ minds?

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
8/07/25
They're just not that interested in the subject
They're just not that interested in the subject

They’re just not that interested in the subject

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
8/07/25
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How to surface and reduce the hidden costs of study

by Eve Woodall
SU Blogs
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8/07/25
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How to become a student

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
8/07/25
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REF panels must reflect the diversity of the UK higher education sector

by Louise Bracken
Comment
8/07/25
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Defining the value of the UK’s international research partnerships

by Douglas Dowell
Comment
8/07/25
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Understanding your university’s finances

by Mack Marshall
SUs
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8/07/25
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The value of student activities and opportunities

by Mack Marshall
SUs
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8/07/25
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To make real progress on widening participation in higher education, we need a new mission

by Richard Brabner
Comment
7/07/25
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Research funding requires research capacity

by Anna Vignoles
Comment
7/07/25
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The governance and democracy of SUs

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
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7/07/25
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Officers, community organising, fast track senior leadership

by Livia Scott
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4/07/25
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And your dreams will all come true

by Mack Marshall
SUs
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4/07/25
Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England
Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England

Student loan forecasts are out from the Department for Education for England

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
4/07/25
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How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research

by James Coe
Policy Watch
4/07/25
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One year on from the election, Labour is losing the student vote

by Myles Hanlon
Comment
4/07/25
While the rest of the population benefits from it, students' only role is to pay to prop up the NHS
While the rest of the population benefits from it, students' only role is to pay to prop up the NHS

While the rest of the population benefits from it, students’ only role is to pay to prop up the NHS

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
4/07/25
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Helping professional services get confident with data

by Sophie Crouchman
Comment
4/07/25
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Podcast: International, student leaders, metascience

by Team Wonkhe
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4/07/25
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Higher education postcard: Norwich University of the Arts

by Hugh Jones
Comment
4/07/25
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There’s a new report about what student life is like today – here’s why it’s important to SUs in planning the year ahead

by Mack Marshall
SUs
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3/07/25
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The conflict between retention and wellbeing

by Freddy Russell
SU Blogs
blogs-su
3/07/25
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How to use social proof to influence conduct on campus (and close awarding gaps)

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
3/07/25
A year on from guidance on students and drugs, has anything changed?
A year on from guidance on students and drugs, has anything changed?

A year on from guidance on students and drugs, has anything changed?

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
3/07/25
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Civic engagement offers a firm foundation for universities contributing to regional economic growth agendas

by Iona Clark
Comment
3/07/25
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Data day concerns (with our friends LEO, TEF and NSS)

by David Kernohan
SUs
blogs-su
3/07/25
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Making a difference on student housing

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
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3/07/25
While MPs were debating welfare cuts, peers were making it up as they went along on student housing
While MPs were debating welfare cuts, peers were making it up as they went along on student housing

While MPs were debating welfare cuts, peers were making it up as they went along on student housing

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
2/07/25
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Disabled students in Ireland – what should universities be doing and what are students’ rights?

by Jim Dickinson
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2/07/25
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Are shipping containers the solution to the student housing crisis?

by Jim Dickinson
SU Blogs
blogs-su
2/07/25
Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity
Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity

Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
2/07/25
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The crisis in the youth sector is a big problem for universities

by Fiona Walsh McDonnell
Comment
2/07/25
The attack lines on international students are built on shaky foundations – but won’t go away that easily
The attack lines on international students are built on shaky foundations – but won’t go away that easily

The attack lines on international students are built on shaky foundations – but won’t go away that easily

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
2/07/25
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Won’t somebody think about the Postgraduates?

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
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2/07/25
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Working together to map and transform the student experience

by Joe Holmes
SU Blogs
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1/07/25
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Bob Vylan and the OfS free speech guidance
Bob Vylan and the OfS free speech guidance

Bob Vylan and the OfS free speech guidance

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
1/07/25
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Metascience comes of age
Metascience comes of age

Metascience comes of age

by James Coe
Wonk Corner
1/07/25
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For some, the heat is an access issue

by Laura Duncan
Comment
1/07/25
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Defunding level 7 apprenticeships in health and care may backfire on lower levels

by Denise Baker
Comment
1/07/25
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Should students’ unions reach for the stars?

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
30/06/25
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It’s up to universities to make the industrial strategy a success

by James Coe
Comment
30/06/25
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Today’s students are scrimpers, not spendthrifts

by Will Yates
Comment
30/06/25
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Understanding student loneliness and belonging

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
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30/06/25
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How can open days help applicants?

by David Kernohan
Comment
28/06/25
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Guess how many students will be hit by welfare reforms. You'll have to - the government doesn't know
Guess how many students will be hit by welfare reforms. You'll have to - the government doesn't know

Guess how many students will be hit by welfare reforms. You’ll have to – the government doesn’t know

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
27/06/25
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Welfare reforms will hit disabled students hard

by Hailie Pentleton
Comment
27/06/25
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Summer, ethical officer support, mergers

by Livia Scott
SU Podcast
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27/06/25
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Make the most of it

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
27/06/25
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There are some last-minute government amendments to the Renters Rights Bill

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
27/06/25
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What happens after the OfS publishes a quality assessment report

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
27/06/25
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DfE sets out the detail on the free speech act

by Jim Dickinson
Policy Watch
27/06/25
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LEO has a role to play in picking winners

by David Kernohan
Data
27/06/25
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Military education committees and universities’ civic role

by Katharine Wright
Comment
27/06/25
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Higher education postcard: University of Bologna

by Hugh Jones
Comment
27/06/25
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Race, racism and closing the awarding gaps in HE

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
27/06/25
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Podcast: Industrial strategy, cashpoint colleges, social mobility

by Team Wonkhe
Podcasts
27/06/25
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From student to student voice, what this role really taught me

by David Dada
SU Blogs
blogs-su
26/06/25
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Using community organising to meet power on equal terms

by Tom Snape
SU Blogs
blogs-su
26/06/25
Twin rooms, shared bathrooms and communal kitchens - Ireland's plan for student accommodation
Twin rooms, shared bathrooms and communal kitchens - Ireland's plan for student accommodation

Twin rooms, shared bathrooms and communal kitchens – Ireland’s plan for student accommodation

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
26/06/25
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The risk of unrepresentative REF returns hasn’t gone away

by Anton Muscatelli
Comment
26/06/25
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Social mobility needs a whole-university rethink

by Paul Blagburn
Comment
26/06/25
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Righting the wrongs for Disabled students

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
26/06/25
Disabled students are almost twice as likely to have considered quitting
Disabled students are almost twice as likely to have considered quitting

Disabled students are almost twice as likely to have considered quitting

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
25/06/25
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Reframing student voice through a rights-based lens

by Marta Almeida Hill
Comment
25/06/25
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From playground to lecture hall – working with schools to support wellbeing throughout education

by Elena Riva
Comment
25/06/25
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The proposed changes to the welfare system and why they matter to students and SUs

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
24/06/25
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Higher education and the industrial strategy priority areas

by Michael Salmon
Policy Watch
24/06/25
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International students benefit local economies, and this extends to those living and working there

by Charlie Jeffery
Comment
24/06/25
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Research and innovation in the industrial strategy

by David Kernohan
Policy Watch
24/06/25
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Winning for students by changing the uni’s rules

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
24/06/25
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Palestine Action will shortly count as terrorism

Palestine Action will shortly count as terrorism

by Jim Dickinson
Wonk Corner
23/06/25
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Proscription of Palestine Action: Implications for students and SUs

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
23/06/25
Graduates move to get better opportunities. And they don't come back
Graduates move to get better opportunities. And they don't come back

Graduates move to get better opportunities. And they don’t come back

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
23/06/25
1
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Quality assurance needs consideration, not change for change’s sake

by Ben Cooper
Comment
23/06/25
2
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Moving beyond the quality wars

by Richard Harrison
Comment
23/06/25
1
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The world is sorting out the quality of transnational education, but where is England?

by David Kernohan
Comment
23/06/25
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Blurred lines: Has OfS misunderstood freedom of speech?

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
22/06/25
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Rewriting the rules of tuition payments for international students

by Prince Ikechi
SU Blogs
blogs-su
20/06/25
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Back to the classroom

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
20/06/25
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Playing politics as an SU leader

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
blogs-su
20/06/25
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A brief guide to “political” comms for student leaders

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
blogs-su
20/06/25
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Podcast: Free speech guidance, R&D

by Team Wonkhe
Podcasts
20/06/25
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How can universities and SUs support visually impaired students

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
20/06/25
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City partnership, R&D, safer venues

by Livia Scott
SU Podcast
blogs-su
20/06/25
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Policy Radar June 2025

by Wonkhe SUs explainer
SUs
blogs-su
20/06/25
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How to address harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs

by Anna Bull
Comment
20/06/25
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Taking a systematic approach to inclusivity through uncovering the hidden curriculum

by Gail Archibald
Comment
20/06/25
The fallout from the Dundee investigation will have consequences across the sector
The fallout from the Dundee investigation will have consequences across the sector

The fallout from the Dundee investigation will have consequences across the sector

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
20/06/25
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Consider immigration and university funding together, the Tony Blair Institute says
Consider immigration and university funding together, the Tony Blair Institute says

Consider immigration and university funding together, the Tony Blair Institute says

by Michael Salmon
Wonk Corner
20/06/25
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Coaching can be a strategic act of research culture

by Saneeya Qureshi
Comment
20/06/25
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Higher education postcard: Queen Alexandra’s House

by Hugh Jones
Comment
20/06/25
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What SUs (in England) need to know about the Office for Students’ guidance on freedom of speech v2

by Jim Dickinson
SUs
blogs-su
19/06/25
We still don't have a clue about the income or cost from transnational education
We still don't have a clue about the income or cost from transnational education

We still don’t have a clue about the income or cost from transnational education

by David Kernohan
Wonk Corner
19/06/25
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How to increase student participation, reflections from an officer about to return to the classroom

by Gracie Otley
SU Blogs
blogs-su
19/06/25
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How to make things better for students on health courses

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
19/06/25
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Machine learning technology is transforming how institutions make sense of student feedback

by Livia Scott
Comment
19/06/25
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Will guidance on freedom of speech help the staff who fear physical attack for expressing their views?

by Jim Dickinson
Policy Watch
19/06/25
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When is the student experience not good enough? Quality in HE

by Mack Marshall
SUs
blogs-su
19/06/25

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